A cat ball

Nonprofit rescue group SAFE Haven for Cats’ annual Tuxedo Cat Ball has a “frolic in the garden” theme. Expect wine, food, a live auction, raffle and a selfie station (with kitties) – all to benefit homeless felines.

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In the trenches

The N.C. Museum of History opens its extraordinary “North Carolina & World War I” exhibit, an “environmental” experience that allows visitors to traverse the muddy trenches of Europe’s Western Front. The exhibit remains for two years.